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Buffet-style Oriental Fried Chicken

A fried chicken wing dish marinated in a sweet and savory oriental sauce.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Buffet-style Oriental Fried Chicken

Timemarinate for at least 3 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. In a large bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, sugar, salt, sesame seed, soy sauce, green onions, garlic, and eggs.

  2. Add chicken wings and marinate for at least 3 hours.

Fry and serve

  1. Deep fry in hot oil until golden.

  2. Drain on paper towels.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

975Calories
54 gProtein
28 gFat
122 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sesame Seed1 tbsp (9g)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Sesame + oniontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,192 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  3. Sesame + garlictop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,000 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Clove + garlictop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,368 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Flour + sesametop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Eggs
Bind the coating and help it cling to the chicken wings.
Cornstarch
Forms a light, crisp coating when fried.
Flour
Adds body to the coating and helps it brown during frying.
Soy sauce
Adds salty, savory flavor to the marinade and coating.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the coating turn golden.

The step that matters

Deep fry in hot oil until golden. If the oil is not hot enough, the coating absorbs more oil and turns greasy instead of crisp. Oil that is too hot can brown the coating before the chicken cooks through.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, sesame, sauce, onion, garlic, egg):

  1. Capersfits better
  2. Jalapenofits better
  3. Turmericfits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, sesame, sauce, onion, garlic, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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